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Chapter 17
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1
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Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than
an house full of sacrifices with strife. |
2
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A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth
shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the
brethren. |
3
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The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold:
but the LORD trieth the hearts. |
4
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A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar
giveth ear to a naughty tongue. |
5
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Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he
that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. |
6
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Children's children are the crown of old men; and the
glory of children are their fathers. |
7
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Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do
lying lips a prince. |
8
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A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that
hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. |
9
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He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but
he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends. |
10
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A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred
stripes into a fool. |
11
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An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel
messenger shall be sent against him. |
12
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Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather
than a fool in his folly. |
13
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Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart
from his house. |
14
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The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out
water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled
with. |
15
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He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth
the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD. |
16
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Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to
get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it? |
17
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A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born
for adversity. |
18
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A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh
surety in the presence of his friend. |
19
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He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he
that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction. |
20
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He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he
that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief. |
21
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He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and
the father of a fool hath no joy. |
22
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A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken
spirit drieth the bones. |
23
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A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert
the ways of judgment. |
24
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Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the
eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth. |
25
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A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness
to her that bare him. |
26
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Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike
princes for equity. |
27
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He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man
of understanding is of an excellent spirit. |
28
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Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted
wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man
of understanding. |
